Vacanza, Trani

The last stop of our vacation was Trani. Here we got to celebrate our first wedding anniversary, so it was an extra special part of our vacation. Trani is a beautiful town, right on a harbor in northern Puglia. At one point Trani was one of the most important trading points in Italy next to Venice. It is full of narrow alleys, white stone buildings and streets. The harbor is busy at night, lined with bars and restaurants.

We celebrated our anniversary, the night before the actual date. That was better than on the 5 hour car ride home. We had a wonderful dinner which was an enormous assortment of appetizers. Afterwards we walk along the harbor and stopped in a bar with great outdoor seating. There we had a glass of champagne and dessert when the clock struck midnight. The next day before we headed home we watched a bride walking into the amazing and gigantic cathedral (very symbolic).

St. Nicholas cathedral

Main door to the cathedral

Fisherman fixing their net in front of a church

Cute old man selling fish

The harbor

A beautiful public garden

Turtles in the public garden

Castle

Castle detail

Assorted 

appetizers

Orecchiette with ricotta salata

The harbor at night

Our celebration champagne and dessert

Vacanza, Alberobello

My time line is pretty messed up right now. I am still in the US and its October, but I have a few more wonderful stops to share from our vacation in August :)

Alberobello (pretty tree), is a small town we stopped in for a few hours after Ostuni. We stopped not because of any pretty tree, but for the Trulli. Trulli are unique, round stone houses with stacked stone cone shaped roofs. This design is supposed to keep the perfect temperature inside all year round. Most of the Trulli in Alberobello are now tourist shops, but on the drive from Ostuni there were many Trulli that have been restored and are lived in. The Trulli are small, mostly all connected through the town. They are not even that old, most were built in the 19th century.  Walking the streets of Alberobello is a surreal experience! It feels like being in a Disney film or the Smurf village.

On the drive to Alberobello

Trulli gate

List of symbols painted  on trulli

Trulli church

Inside the church